Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of a whistle (shrill high-pitched sound).
  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of a whistle (musical instrument).

Etymologies

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whistle +‎ -like

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Examples

  • If you listen carefully, you should be able to hear the “overtones” created by your voice, a slight, high-pitched whistlelike sound that changes in pitch as you open and close your mouth.

    The Next Ten Minutes EdD Andrew Peterson 2010

  • If you listen carefully, you should be able to hear the “overtones” created by your voice, a slight, high-pitched whistlelike sound that changes in pitch as you open and close your mouth.

    The Next Ten Minutes EdD Andrew Peterson 2010

  • If you listen carefully, you should be able to hear the “overtones” created by your voice, a slight, high-pitched whistlelike sound that changes in pitch as you open and close your mouth.

    The Next Ten Minutes EdD Andrew Peterson 2010

  • If you listen carefully, you should be able to hear the “overtones” created by your voice, a slight, high-pitched whistlelike sound that changes in pitch as you open and close your mouth.

    The Next Ten Minutes EdD Andrew Peterson 2010

  • In other woodwinds, the player blows across a hole (fifes, flutes, and piccolos) or into a whistlelike mouthpiece (recorders).

    woodwinds 2002

  • You can buy a whistlelike device called a “coon talker” that imitates these sounds and may bring a curious raccoon into view.

    The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989

  • You can buy a whistlelike device called a “coon talker” that imitates these sounds and may bring a curious raccoon into view.

    The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989

  • You can buy a whistlelike device called a “coon talker” that imitates these sounds and may bring a curious raccoon into view.

    The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989

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